CanWest Global Communications Corp. - WIC Class B Non-Voting Shares Still in Play.

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1998--CanWest Global Commu(TSE:CGS.S.) (TSE:CGS.A.) (NYSE:CWG) Based on the announcement this morning by Shaw Communications Inc., Shaw now holds approximately 48 percent of the Class B Non-Voting Shares of WIC Western International Communications Ltd., and less than 50 percent of all of the outstanding WIC Class A Voting and Class B Non-Voting Shares.

CanWest Global Communications Corp. announced last night that its wholly-owned subsidiary, CW Shareholdings Inc., has taken up 2,887,328 Class B Non-Voting Shares under its offer and now holds approximately 46 percent of the outstanding Class B Non-Voting Shares. "WIC is still in play," Tom Strike, a CanWest Executive Vice-President said. "The remaining publicly held Class B Shares are obviously worth more than $43.50 at this point. WIC shareholders should not tender to the Shaw offer and see how the situation unfolds. As we indicated last night, CanWest remains interested in increasing its equity position in WIC."

CanWest Global Communications Corp. (NYSE-CWG and TSE-CGS.S and CGS.A) is an international media company. In Canada, CanWest owns and operates the Global Television Network and Global Prime cable network. Internationally, CanWest owns and operates New Zealand's TV3 and TV4 television networks and More FM radio network. The Company also has significant investments in Australia's TEN television network, the Republic of Ireland's new TV3 television network, and Northern Ireland's Ulster Television.

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Tom Strike, 204/956-2025

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